Archive for 'Environmental Policies'
“You have defended the garden, which means you can do more”: the head of Yabloko called on Yekaterinburg residents to support Yabloko’s course for peace at elections
Е1.RU, 8.09.2023 Nikolai Rybakov, Chairman of the United Democratic Party Yabloko, visited Yekaterinburg on the eve of the elections to the City Duma. He came to support his fellow party members, talk about the strategy of peaceful change with which they are going to voters, and urge the residents of the city to take part […]
Posted: September 8th, 2023 under Elections, Environmental Policies, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yaroslav Shcherbakov: changes in the rules of land use and development will allow building up the Chelyabinsk forest
Press Release, 28.07.2023 Photo: The Chelyabinsk City Forest / Photo by Wikimedia Commons The Yabloko party opposed changes in the rules of land use and development in Chelyabinsk. On 27 July, public hearings on this issue were to be held in the city, however, due to the fact that a large number of objections were […]
Posted: July 28th, 2023 under Environmental Policies, Protection of Environment, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Tambov region became the 24th region of Russia visited by the Yabloko leader since the beginning of the year
Press Release, 27.07.2023 On 25-26 July, Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov, visited the Tambov region. Photo: Nikolai Rybakov at the meeting with Olga Burkanova, Director of the Voroninsky nature reserve On the morning of 25 July, Rybakov together with the Chair of the Tambov branch of Yabloko Yana Zenkina and other party members, visited the office […]
Posted: July 28th, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, History, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko leader Nikolai Rybakov to visit the Tambov region
Press Release, 24.07.2023 On 25-26 July, Yabloko Chairman Nikolay Rybakov will visit the Tambov Region. In Tambov, he will meet with Olga Burkanova, Director of the Voroninsky nature reserve, and Vladimir Sereda, with the former Chairman of the Tambov branch of the Memorial human rights organisation and the chief curator of the Sergei Denisov Literature […]
Posted: July 25th, 2023 under Elections, Environmental Policies, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko’s Boris Vishnevsky wins the Petropol Prize
He is awarded the prize for the book about science fiction writers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky and his protection of St. Petersburg architectural heritage Press Release, 12.06.2023 Photo: Boris Vishnevsky / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Boris Vishnevsky, Deputy Chairman of the Yabloko Party, won the Petropol Prize. He is awarded the prize for […]
Posted: June 13th, 2023 under Human Rights, Protection of Environment, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko MP asks the Public Prosecutor General’s Office to stop the adoption by the State Duma of a bill permitting killing of homeless animals
Press Release, 18.05.2023 Photo: Artur Gaiduk / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Artur Gaiduk, MP of the Pskov Regional Assembly of Deputies from the Yabloko party, sent an appeal to the Public Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia, where he quoted the norms of federal laws and articles of the Constitution that or contrary to […]
Posted: May 18th, 2023 under Environmental Policies, Governance, Protection of Environment, The Yabloko Faction in the Pskov Regional Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The leader of Yabloko urged deputies of the State Duma to vote against the law stipulating killing of homeless animals and sent MPs a letter with the story of his dog taken from a shelter
Press Release, 12.05.2023 Chairman of the Yabloko party, Nikolai Rybakov, sent to deputies of the State Duma a postcard with a picture of his dog Morty and his history, as well as a urged MPs to vote against the law allowing killing of homeless animals. Each member of the State Duma will receive this postcard […]
Posted: May 12th, 2023 under Environmental Policies, Governance, Protection of Environment.
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The Yabloko party called on the authors of the bill on the killing of homeless animals to withdraw it from the State Duma
Press Release, 3.05.2023 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov sent a letter with a corresponding request to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the State Duma of Russia, where the bill is being discussed today. According to Yabloko, amendments to this bill will lead to mass […]
Posted: May 12th, 2023 under Environmental Policies, Governance, Protection of Environment.
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Yabloko will host a screening of the film “The Space of Chernobyl” and hold a press conference dedicated to the anniversary of the tragedy at the nuclear power plant
Press Release, 24.04.2023 Photo by Yevgeny Pavlenko, Kommersant On 26 April, on the 37th anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the Yabloko party will host a press conference “Chernobyl: a Monument to Human Madness”, as well as a screening of the film “The Space of Chernobyl”. The events will be held […]
Posted: April 25th, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, Environmental Policies, Governance, Protection of Environment, YABLOKO for Nuclear Safety.
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The court will consider the claim by Andrei Talevlin to the Governor of the Chelyabinsk region on the establishment of a buffer zone around the Chelyabinsk pine wood
Press Release, 11.04.2023 Photo: A pine wood in the city of Chelyabinsk/ Wikimedia Commons On 3 May, the Central District Court of Chelyabinsk will start considering the claim of Andrei Talevlin, an environmentalist and a member of the Federal Bureau of the Yabloko party, to the Governor of the Chelyabinsk region on the establishment of […]
Posted: April 11th, 2023 under Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Protection of Environment, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko leader Nikolai Rybakov urged Vladimir Putin to find and punish those responsible for the death of journalist Mikhail Beketov
Press Release, 10.04.2023 Photo: Vladimir Putin, then Russian Prime Minister, and Mikhail Beketov, Editor-in-Chief of Khimkinskaya Pravda, at the Russian Government Print Media Awards ceremony, 2011 / Photo by Dmitry Azarov, Kommersant Nikolai Rybakov, Chairman of the Yabloko party, sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a demand to find and punish those […]
Posted: April 10th, 2023 under Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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The Moscow City Duma hosted a round table on specially protected nature preservation areas initiated by Yabloko’s Sergei Mitrokhin. Four resolutions have been prepared to protect Moscow nature preservation areas
Press Release, 6.04.2023 Photo: Press Centre of the Moscow City Duma On 4 April, a round table on specially protected nature preservation areas was held in the Moscow City Duma. The round table was initiated by Sergei Mitrokhin, a Yabloko MP of the Moscow City Duma and a member of the Moscow State Duma Commission […]
Posted: April 7th, 2023 under Environmental Policies, Protection of Environment, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko demanded that the State Duma reject a bill expediting elimination of specially protected nature preservation areas
Press Release, 3.04.2023 Photo by Sergei Kiselyov / Kommersant The corresponding appeal was adopted at a meeting of the Federal Bureau of the Yabloko party and sent to the deputies of the State Duma of Russia on Friday, 31 March, the last day for submitting comments to the relevant committee, which should examine the bill […]
Posted: April 3rd, 2023 under Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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Yabloko urged Vladimir Putin to exclude the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) from the register of foreign agents
Press Release, 24.03.2023 Photo: WWF in Russia Chairman of the Yabloko party Nikolai Rybakov sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin with an appeal to exclude the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) from the register of foreign agents. According to Rybakov, the decision on listing WWF in the register of foreign agents must be canceled, […]
Posted: March 24th, 2023 under Environmental Policies, Foreign policy, Governance, Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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The Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko raised 71.000 roubles at the auction in support of those persecuted for political reasons
Press Release, 13.03.2023 Photo by the Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko On 11 March, the Chelyabinsk branch of the Yabloko party together with the “You Are Not Alone 74” project, held a charity auction in support of those persecuted for political reasons in the South Urals. During the auction, 49 lots were sold for a total […]
Posted: March 13th, 2023 under Charity, Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Protection of Environment, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO against Corruption, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Yabloko branch in Udmurtia has managed to achieve a revision the positive decision of the state expertise on the disposal of extremely hazardous waste in the Kambarka plant
Press Release, 2.03.2023 Photo: Iya Boronina connecting with the Moscow City Court / Photo from the personal archive On 27 February, the Moscow City Court, as a court of appeal, held hearings on the claim of Iya Boronina, Chair of the Yabloko branch in Udmurtia, against the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resource Usage […]
Posted: March 2nd, 2023 under Environmental Policies, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Protection of Environment, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Parliament of Karelia rejected the Yabloko bill on the return of environmental expertise for nature reserves in the region
Press Release, 27.01.2023 Photo: Deforestation near Savin Navolok Park, Petrozavodsk / Photo by the Karelian Yabloko The Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia at its meeting on 26 January rejected Yabloko’s bill on the return of the mandatory environmental impact assessment of natural reserves in the region. Earlier, a similar bill by Yabloko, supported […]
Posted: January 27th, 2023 under Economy, Environmental Policies, Protection of Environment, Russian Economy, The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Current and former Moscow municipal deputies opened public receptions to help Muscovites
Press Release, 28.11.2022 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 26 November Yabloko launched the Public Reception “Our Moscow” project. Yabloko party deputies of different convocations of the Moscow City Duma and municipal councils of Moscow districts, as well as candidates for deputies from Yabloko and civil activists. According to the results of the September […]
Posted: November 29th, 2022 under Economy, Elections, Environmental Policies, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Moscow City Duma Elections 2019, Moscow Municipal Elections 2022, Protection of Environment, Regional and Local Elections, Russian Economy, Social Policies, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, YABLOKO against Corruption, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Dmitry Rybakov, environmentalist and deputy from Yabloko, on the results of environmental studies: Petrozavodsk is polluted with heavy metals
Press Release, 21.11.2022 Photo: Dmitry Rybakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Dmitry Rybakov, a Yabloko deputy of the Petrozavodsk City Council, announced the results of geoecological studies of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, the standing Committee of the Council for Healthcare, Environment and Social Development. The study was conducted by the Institute of Geology of the […]
Posted: November 21st, 2022 under Environmental Policies, Protection of Environment, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Moscow City Duma Commission to consider Sergei Mitrokhin’s bill on the ecological expertise of the specially protected natural areas
Press Release, 16.11.2022 Photo: Sergei Mitrokhin with municipal candidates from Yabloko inspects the improvement of the Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo park, August 2022 / Photo: Screenshot of the inspection video On 17 November, the Moscow City Duma will conduct a meeting of the Commission on Environmental Policy, which will consider a draft resolution of the Moscow City Duma […]
Posted: November 17th, 2022 under Environmental Policies, Governance, Protection of Environment, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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